Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention, one day after he survived an assassination attempt.
He is set to be officially nominated as the Republican candidate in the convention that kicks off Monday in Milwaukee.
Trump was wounded in the right ear in a shooting shortly after he took the stage at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. One person in the crowd was killed, and two others were seriously injured. Secret Service agents killed the suspected gunman.
The FBI has named him as Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident. They are investigating his motives.
Crooks was apparently registered as a Republican voter and graduated from high school in Pennsylvania. ABC News reported the rifle he used was legally purchased by his father. It also said investigators believe Crooks was acting alone.
US media quoted law enforcement officials as saying bomb-making materials were later found in the suspect’s vehicle and home.
President Joe Biden called for unity in a televised address on Sunday.
He said: “I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics. Do remember, though we may disagree, we are not enemies. We’re neighbors. We’re friends, co-workers, citizens. And most importantly, we are fellow Americans. We must stand together.”
Biden said he spoke with Trump and is grateful he was not seriously injured.
He added there is no place for this kind of violence in America, and that it cannot be normalized.